Matty Jacob

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Matty Jacob
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Jacob[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Barnsley, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Reading
(on loan from Hull City)
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2024 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hull City 22 (1)
2019 → Pickering Town (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022 → Gateshead (loan) 31 (0)
2025– → Reading (loan) 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:16, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Matthew James Jacob (born 3 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Reading, on loan from EFL Championship club Hull City.[3]

Personal life

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Jacob is grandson of former Hull City defender Geoff Barker.[4]

Career

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Jacob joined Hull City at Under-9s level.[5] After progressing through the academy, he joined Pickering Town on loan in 2019, and was voted the club's Player of the Season.[6] He then joined Gateshead on loan in August 2021.[7]

In March 2023, he extended his contract with Hull, having first signed professionally in May 2019, and later captained the Hull U21 side on occasion. It was a new one-year deal, taking him until the end of the 2023–24 season.[8] The contract also contained the option for a further year.[9]

A left-back,[10] He made his professional debut for Hull City on 1 January 2024, appearing as a second-half substitute for Liam Delap against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Championship.[11] Shortly afterwards, on 6 January 2024, he made his first start for Hull City, and scored a late equalising goal against Birmingham City as they drew 1–1 in the FA Cup third round.[12][13][14]

In February 2024, Jacob was named Hull City's Player of the Month for January.[15] On 1 March 2024, Jacob signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.[16]

On 24 January 2025, Jacob scored his first league goal, the second goal, in a 3–0 win at Sheffield United.[17] On 4 July, Jacob joined EFL League One club Reading on a season-long loan move.[18]

Career statistics

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As of 1 February 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 2021–22[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[21] Championship 14 0 1 1 0 0 — 15 1
2024–25[22] Championship 8 1 0 0 0 0 — 8 1
Total 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 23 2
Gateshead (loan) 2021–22[23] National League North 31 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 34 0
Career total 53 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 57 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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